Siddaramaiah, 75, is a former Chief Minister and DK Shivakumar, 61, is the party s Karnataka chief. Both claim to have a majority of MLAs backing their claim to the chief minister s post.
After registering a thumping win in Karnataka, the acid test for Congress now would be picking the chief minister with both state chief DK Shivakumar and senior leader Siddaramaiah eyeing the spot.
After a thumping victory over the BJP in Karnataka, Congress faces its first challenge: Who will be the chief minister? The party high command is meeting in Delhi as both state chief DK Shivakumar and veteran leader Siddaramaiah are eyeing the top job